Summer Research Fellowship Opportunity!

The UMass Center for Justice, Law, and Societies and the Academic Fellows Program invites students to apply for our inaugural summer undergraduate research fellowship. All participating students will earn $5000 of summer funding, working approximately 30 hours each week for …

By Felicia Griffin-Fennell
Felicia Griffin-Fennell Director of the SBS RISE Program & Lecturer in Sociology
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ONSA Offering Spring Info Sessions on the Fulbright Program

UMass Amherst’s Office of National Scholarship Advisement (ONSA) is offering spring info sessions on the Fulbright U.S Student Program and other postgraduate scholarships.
In our Fulbright General Info Session, ONSA advisors will cover general overviews including types of Fulbright grants, …

By Adrian Grace
Adrian Grace Director of Undergraduate Advising
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Ukraine Crisis Drop-In Support Space

2 p.m. Tuesday, March 8 | via Zoom

Join CCPH in this supportive space for UMass students to connect and share about how the Ukraine war is impacting them.

Pre-register here for Zoom link.

By Center for Counseling & Psychological Health
Center for Counseling & Psychological Health
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Apply to the Community Scholars Program!

Now more than ever, students might be seeking an opportunity to work on issues of social change.  Mounting and intersecting crises are deepening inequality and suffering in the U.S. and across the globe. Thankfully, there are many examples of resistance, …

By Candice Travis
Candice Travis Advisor & Outreach Coordinator
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Part Time/Full Time Status – Elect before the end of Add/Drop

You can request a change in your status (part time/full time) by logging into SPIRE under Academics > Request Status Change and fill out information.  The change must be done before the end of add/drop of the current semester.

PLEASE …

By Adrian Grace
Adrian Grace Director of Undergraduate Advising
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Add/Drop Deadline: What to Know

Spring 2023 begins on February 6th and before you know it, the Add/Drop period is ending. For additional information, link here.

During the Add/Drop period, you can drop classes in SPIRE without record on your transcript.

Many students need to …

By Adrian Grace
Adrian Grace Director of Undergraduate Advising
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Your Spring Semester Job or Internship Search

Whether you are graduating in May and haven’t found a job yet, or you are an undergrad seeking a summer internship, there is plenty of time, and plenty of opportunities are being posted every day!

And – YOU have to …

By Carol Sharick
Carol Sharick Director of Career and Professional Development for Undergraduates, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
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Undergraduate Major in Public Policy to Launch in Fall 2022

The UMass Amherst School of Public Policy will launch a new undergraduate major in the fall of 2022.

The bachelor’s in public policy is a liberal arts degree based in the social sciences that will provide students a multidisciplinary lens …

By Adrian Grace
Adrian Grace Director of Undergraduate Advising
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Planning to apply for funding for your summer internship?

If you are planning to apply for SBS scholarship money to support your summer internship, summer or fall study abroad, research, or general SBS scholarship support, getting started in Academic Works over break is a great use of your time.

By Carol Sharick
Carol Sharick Director of Career and Professional Development for Undergraduates, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
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Ten Things You Can Do Over Break to Make Progress on Your Internship or Job Search

Winter break is a great time to wind down, take a breather, and decompress after this long, tough semester.  And we can all use all of that this year!

If you are still looking for an internship for the summer, …

By Carol Sharick
Carol Sharick Director of Career and Professional Development for Undergraduates, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
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